The Shadowcasters Network is a group of passionate geeks who love gaming and sharing that passion with everyone on the internet. Whether it's Tabletop RPGs, boardgames, or video games, we spend most of our time trying to figure out how we can show off the stuff we love playing, in the hopes that you'll love it too. We've got our popular Shadorwun content, include: The Arcology Podcast, Neo-Anarchist Podcast , Tales From the Stuffer Shack , and GM Screen , as well as an immensely popular Shadowrun: Anarchy live show called Join the Anarchy . We've got the boardgaming smash-hit Once Upon A Tabletop. We've got shows set in self-built and home-brewed TTRPG worlds like Optiverse and Shattered Isles. And these are just the tip of the iceberg! Our lineup is growing and we've got more ideas that we're excited to try out!
What are we trying to do?
Our fans have been an integral part of how we are able to do business year after year. We've been able to be in business for 2 years now thanks to your generosity. Let's keep it going! We have more stuff we want to do! Let's do it together!
Shadowrun 6th Edition
This year we were extremely fortunate to have been trusted by Catalyst Game Labs, the publishers of Shadowrun, to break the official announcement of the impending sixth edition of the Shadowrun tabletop RPG. Shadowrun is at the core of our genesis as a business, and it was a high honor to be allowed to break that news.
We do NOT plan to stop pumping out Shadowrun 6th Edition content, either. Through a live Actual Play show on our Twitch channel, we are showcasing the new rules and systems before anyone has a chance to get their hands on it. But that's not it! We are putting out:
- Review videos
- System analysis videos and podcasts
- interviews with developers
- live Q&A sessions
Every chance we can get to give you information regarding the next exciting edition of Shadowrun.
Shadowrun Missions: Online
Our online venue for playing officially sanctioned Shadowrun: Missions games has been a HUGE success in this past year! We plan on keeping that going stronger than ever. Whenever 6th Edition missions are available, we'll have them ready for you to play.
Last year we offered a MASSIVELY successful Shadowrun: Missions Online ticket bundle that we called the "Season Pass". Well, we're bringing it back again! During the Streamathon ONLY you'll be able to buy 6 Bundled Tickets for $20! That's a HUGE 33% discount. But they will only be available during our fundraiser!
More Streaming
Streaming content has become a big part of what we do here at the Shadowcasters Network, and we have plenty more of it coming to you!
- New TTRPG shows with exciting new casts!
- Optiverse, the growing Mutants & Masterminds home-brew by Opti
- And tons more!
But speaking of STREAMING... Our Summer FUNdraiser wouldn't be
complete without the....
2019 Stream-a-Thon!!
On June 21st we are bringing back our epic fundraising event over on our Twitch channel. For 36 straight hours we will be streaming live content from the Shadowcasters and other friends of the network. We'll have things like:
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LOTS of Shadowrun Sixth Edition Panels!
- Live Developer AMA w/ Jason Hardy
- Mechanics Showcase
- Character Generation Walkthrough
- Lore Discussion / Q&A
- AND MORE!!
- Optiverse: Killing Time - Two Part Crossover Event
- Paranoia - Our highly interactive RPG Show
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Once Upon a Tabletop: CLUE!
- Yes, you're reading that right. We'll be roleplaying the CLUE board game!
- The Sprawl - Cyberpunk RPG : Powered by the Apocalypse
- Fiasco - Our GM-less RPG Mayhem
- Join the Anarchy - Shadowrun: Anarchy interactive improv RPG
If you thought it was fun last year, just wait! You'll not want to miss this chance to get involved in the action. We can't wait to interact with our fans for 36 straight hours!
Milestones!
To make things fun, we've decided to add a few milestones into the mix. If we get to these numbers BEFORE the Stream-a-Thon starts on June 21st, then we'll deliver on these things...
- (completed!)$500 - Bobby will perform his Shadowrun 6th Edition character wearing Ork tusks
- (completed!)$1000 - Bobby will release an episode of the Buddy Cop sitcom he wrote and acted in, in college.
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(completed!)$1500 - Ozz will perform a
choreographed dance routine during the Stream-a-Thon
***THE FOLLOWING MUST BE BEFORE THE STREAM-A-THON ON JUNE 21st*** - $2000 - Bobby releases Episode 2 of Buddy Cop Show
- $2500 - Bobby releases Episode 3 of Buddy Cop Show
- $3000 - Bobby releases Episode 4 of Buddy Cop Show
- $4000 - Arcology Podcast releases the Shadowrun Pirates actual play campaign (currently patron-only) to the general public!
Stretch Goals!
There are a LOT of things we could use to improve what we do here at the network. So this year we've decided to add some Stretch Goals into the mix so that you know the EXTRA things we would be able to do for you and the network if you were so generous as to help us reach those goals!
- $4500 - We hire someone to give us a website makeover
- $5000 - We hire additional staff so Bobby and Ozz can get some sleep.
- $5500 - We start a monthly "SCN Community Talk Show"
- $6000 - Prism Shard will produce a 3 track cyberpunk EP for your RPG games.
We Need Your Help!
This company is quite literally kept in business by the generous support of our fans. We can't do it without your help. Check out the rest of the page, see the fun ways you can help out by donating, and we'll see you on the other side!
Perks
Get a chance to win cool stuff! Each ticket purchased enters your name into a drawing. The more you get, the better your chances of winning! You could win: -- SR6 Beginner Box Set -- Shadowrun PDFs -- Earthdawn PDFs -- And MUCH MORE!! Check the "More Info" link for a list of all the things we have to give away! Drawings will be held during our Stream-a-Thon from June 21st to 23rd.
Get each of the Shadowcasters as a signed Shadowrun 6th Ed character! Each of the Shadowcasters Network will create a Shadowrun 6th Ed character version of themselves, and then they'll sign the character sheet and we'll send it to you in the mail! These characters will be fully viable with Shadowrun 6th Edition!
Receive a Season Pass eligible to get you into 6 Shadowrun Missions: Online Games for FREE! If you wanted to play 6 Shadowrun Missions games at Gen Con or Origins, you'd have to pay close to $50. However, by donating just $20 to the SCN, you'll get 6 tickets that you can use at your own convenience to play from the comfort of your own house! The pass will come in the form of a coupon that you can use to get into ticketed events on the Shadowrun Missions: Online venue for FREE!
Play Games With the Shadowcasters Hang out with the Shadowcasters for a night of online Anyone donating at this level will be guaranteed a night of online gaming with the Shadowcasters Network. We'll get together with everyone who donates, pick a game that you'd love to play with us, set it up at a time convenient for you, and have a BLAST!
You and a group of your friends get a private game run by Opti! Opti will GM a private game of Mutants & Masterminds set in the Optiverse for you and your friends. EVEN BETTER THAN THAT you'll get a free piece of character art done for your character in comic style! AND your character will subsequently appear as an NPC in an official Optiverse episode! This package is obviously meant for our best and greatest and most generous fans! THANK YOU!
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Get a chance to win cool stuff! Each ticket purchased enters your name into a drawing. The more you get, the better your chances of winning! You could win: -- SR6 Beginner Box Set -- Shadowrun PDFs -- Earthdawn PDFs -- And MUCH MORE!! Check the "More Info" link for a list of all the things we have to give away! Drawings will be held during our Stream-a-Thon from June 21st to 23rd.
Get each of the Shadowcasters as a signed Shadowrun 6th Ed character! Each of the Shadowcasters Network will create a Shadowrun 6th Ed character version of themselves, and then they'll sign the character sheet and we'll send it to you in the mail! These characters will be fully viable with Shadowrun 6th Edition!
Receive a Season Pass eligible to get you into 6 Shadowrun Missions: Online Games for FREE! If you wanted to play 6 Shadowrun Missions games at Gen Con or Origins, you'd have to pay close to $50. However, by donating just $20 to the SCN, you'll get 6 tickets that you can use at your own convenience to play from the comfort of your own house! The pass will come in the form of a coupon that you can use to get into ticketed events on the Shadowrun Missions: Online venue for FREE!
Play Games With the Shadowcasters Hang out with the Shadowcasters for a night of online Anyone donating at this level will be guaranteed a night of online gaming with the Shadowcasters Network. We'll get together with everyone who donates, pick a game that you'd love to play with us, set it up at a time convenient for you, and have a BLAST!
You and a group of your friends get a private game run by Opti! Opti will GM a private game of Mutants & Masterminds set in the Optiverse for you and your friends. EVEN BETTER THAN THAT you'll get a free piece of character art done for your character in comic style! AND your character will subsequently appear as an NPC in an official Optiverse episode! This package is obviously meant for our best and greatest and most generous fans! THANK YOU!
